PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 60 sec.Jr.C.s Observer sighted an object W'lich aJ:Peared to be triangular with _6._i"_'l_?_;;_o_r c -s-;;-av_A_T_I_O_N_--frounded edges. It had a brownish-hazy color and it was heading . ~-1. It follo-""ed a level path, no trail, no sound. The object ~ G:"'o~"'ld-Visual new at a high speed. Observer believed the object to be an " 9. ?HYSlCAL EVlO~NCE DE?ARTIJE~IT OF TIE Am 1 OilCE HEAD~UAR.TERS UI~IT:O STA !SS AIR F 0;1C.!: 71ASHI NGTO:' THE I NSPi.CTOEi G:N~F?.\L t:SAF 17TH DIST,t!CT OFl IC.!: OF SP'.:.CL-tL n:VZS:'IGAT!C!~S KIRTLA~l) u R r c:;c~ BASE, He::; r.J.::AICO File No: 24-8 SUBJECT: UNKNO'!IN SUBJ~T; Sighting of l''lying D Davis~fonthan AFS, Tucson, Arizona, by SPECIAL INQUIRY Commaneing General !.!a teriel Command lright-P.atterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio ATTN: tfCfil~ DR/MEN/l'Jeb 19 September 1949 26 Aug 49 at 1. Reference is made to previous reports of investieation resar ding unidentified aerial objects, the last or which was written by Special Agent MELVD! E. NEEF, dated 7 September 1949. 2. Attached are two {2) copies of a report made ~ Special Agent SHERmAN W. CAVITT, dated 1 September 19a9. 3. This district will continue to investigate reports of sightings or this nature and will forward copies of the reports of investigation to your headquarters. Rpt of Inv Lt 1, USAF Di rict Ca:unarrler UNCLf1.55\f1EO UNITED STATES AIR F O R C E THE INSf"ECTO" GE N ERAL ~ICE Of' Sf"ECIAL INVESTIG AT IONS REPORT OF INVESTIGATION l'NIQ.:CP.T;; su-.JZCT Rti'OitT MAO( IY REPORT MADE AT 7 SeptemlJer SH:;RIDAi. "I I e DO# 17, Kir t land AF3 .3i ehtin:: of ::lyi.ne Disc on 26 Aue 45 at Davis - : ont han Al:B, Tucson Ar:izona, by DO # 17, i:ir t land .u .: AFCSI I.et te!" tro . 85, dated 12 August 1949 Investigation t ed in accor dance wit h AFCSI Letter ::o. 8~. On 26 lt.U~lst 1949 ~s Officer slt:hted an t:n- identified ob~ect at extr e111e a1 ti t ude flyin~ !'rom 3:.: to 1::': over Dav i:J- i~nthan JU7B, Invest i ga tion fail ed to i dentify Sub~ect object. Obs erver f ound t o be r eliabl a , exper ienced v1ea t h er observer. CG, At.lC, ATTN: J.:CL\X0-3 CO, Y.irtla nd AFB Ill OSI (2 !nels) El Paso (2 !nels) 1 MOhON COf'Y POftWAADID lO Cam:tand i ng General Air ; a teri e 1 CaT~.J-.a nd wrieht-Fatterson Al~ 3ase Dayton, Ohio ATTN: l~CIAX0-3 Lt Col, USAF UNCLASSIFlED ).J 1. Invo3tit.a.t1on re.,l,;f;~tod by ~I Hq to ascortain factD surroWl .. in~ the eichtin... ot' a n unideutifiJ Mrial objuct. ei_,!'lt~d over Oavis-! ont.h_n ,in ht. ~. Un l .i~pteLlJer 1949 trw y,rlt.er int.eiVi~oo &lJe Oi'l'it.:er, Davis-~!cnth: n IJ'D, Tuc:::on, Ariz"n t o D.ll uni~cntiiio3d object which he h~d :::een on 26 Au. ust 1949. st<ted tH..:t on .:.6 Au~u:..t 1949 ho had been pre~ont at the launchin_:-of a st~lt..;_rd Yleat Har baJ~oon oy YJ'J OtHcr p e roonnc l o f o~vi:~-1. ont:am .:..:?D. Tl11.:;. bulloon ' .. ,~ to b~ u . .:.tc . ~d by buc a us c it \ ..... o a n -::x,,c rilluot ana he .. as curiou~ as tv its b,-: ..... vior in .l'll, ht. ,,itt vut tt.c \lie! o 1 c..,lt:.!:.!;es or bir.oc\.Uu:;, obs~rv\;,!d t he 1.wlloon ...u;; it arow to a; ... roJr...iJ:,~tely iort.y t.I, .... u , ; .... r.u ( i.\. At this poi.nt., anJ '"~t 3-f;i-l"'OX.i. . t~.l.y l;lr5 !lv\lJ ti t ho L...a.; or t s at.v<..tltion \,.:l .... ..u .... \'.11 from the b.:llloon to i:n Object V.hich a !J ed to be fl~int,; n ortH\'wCSt iU1U aJ..: .. rax- i uately fifty th~LWi.tnd (,0 000) f e at a t <1 tcrri~iC rr.tt; Ol speed. ~" ..C, !)t- ed to s how other per:Jonn~l prc.::ent v.nat J,a tJats lookin .. t but non~ v.e r c e .... .... .:>l e oi' ei~tint. the object. !ollo cd the o bject visually unt t <ll-.: : c : rod trCin view appraxiJ;l.'.. tely ei .. tt {S) z:.llc s e,y,c.y to the northwest cited the fact that a Convair XF-9~A d elta wing interceptor i s b ... in:.,J t e.;t e d a t l...uroc Cl ifornia and it i s possible tqut t~ds plane rr 1 {;ht, he.ve been the one he si,)lted, Dince the shape-ol' the object was ai mi 1 ar to ~ tri~ble with rounde d 3. In accordance with AFCSI ~tLer ,{ASa a. Date of ei~htiu,_. -26 AULu:rt. 1949 b. Ti.l:ia of Si _ht i.nc -1345 houre c. ,,here S~iitod -FrOD the ~roun--t out ot dool't: at approxit...:.tel.y llO det;rcc a 53 mint.ltea .. est Lo:'Litu<1e and ,.~2 det,re~ ll Ninutes North Lc.t.it.uae. Humber or obJects eo. Ci>aenable celestial phenanena or pleneta that mq account tor t he ei{;bting-lone at this time or dq. t. Dist~ce ot ob~ect trca obaener (1) Estin.n.tcd distance S mile s SE whao sighted to est1rrated distc.nce or 8 mi lea m. upon di s.lppemng. (.2) An6lc of e l cvu.tion -\.hen first aicht~d est1r.n t vd to lat ar.prax- irr.ct6lT 40 debrct:e an\.! 2 5 dc...,reoa lllten last ait.htod. (3) Altitude -\':as thoutbt t o be about S0 tJNC' ASSIF1EO e;. Ti:Ale in eight -Approxi matel y vO s econds h. AppePrnnce of object (1) Appeered to be a brownish hazy color (2) Sr.ape. (3) Construction co~ld not be observed (4) Size was est~Jated to be approxicately o~e fourt~ of an inch 'tthen observed at a distance of three feet. i. Direction of flight -iro'" a:n>roxiaately 115 de.:rees to,crd 290 degreea. J. Tactica or ;uc.neuvers -The obj3ct executed no m~1euvera or tectics ~d the flignt appeer~d to be perfectly horizo~tal ~ld straight. k. ~here waa no evidence of exhaust. 1. Zffect on clouds vas not oos~rved due to tl:o ao~ence of clouds. m. Ko 116ht were observed. n. wean~ of aupport could not be observed. o. :;o propellers, rotors, eerodynamic vanes co' ~d b e observe'!. p. Control and ate.bility of the obJect ap='eared to be ver:: good although no tina or stab 1!i%ers coul d be obs erved. q. ~o air ducts. tlota or intakes could be obs erved dJf to toe extrece altitude. r. No aa~ld vas beard from the obJect. s. Manner of dieappearance waa natural in tha t the object faded fro:n view. P.ELATIV:: TO T5i OBS:::V~ Davis- onthan A-T'B, Tucaon, Arizo .a is &e~erally considered to be a Yery stable. intelli t. relinble e..:d ra.t1~::al officer. !) e to hi~ assibJU!lent a nd tra.ini:l(; nr. offic-~r. r.e is t~out,!,t to Je extremely rfl'li~bl~ e.s er. obterver. hobbies i !.clnde boat ouilding and all sport a UNCLASSlf'lEO 1;o other vitne:>ses t.!> the above cited aerinl obj~ct~ hf"ve b e!'n The ~ide:1tif!.ef~ P..f'rial object \'.'El"' !lot pic::ed a > o~ e:ty radnr rets i n this vici~it~ 1. TeletYPe aeque . C(>B of locr.l c"' ti.er con.ciitio:ts e..t t !le t .:....e of 2. 'iin.ds aloft At lll20 home there was a cou.seutl~tion of 1/10 c~:ur:ulus t'itL oese at SCOO feet, acd 1/10 cirrus ;ase estimated 2'000 feet. 3 CCecka with the AACS Dete.cl:ment, Da.,\tt-lion t:ill'.:. t".l.d l ocal flyiilt; tielc!.a faile d to revenl eny ech~d11led flib}:.tE of privat~l~-Ctnec!, conu:crcitl or USAF pl e in the air at tee time or this i ncidect. 4. No teetir~& devices "''ere fould to have been relea=e<!. in tbie area otl:er then the standard \eatber balloon which v::.s ocaervit:f; at the same time the unidentified obJect vaa si&nted. 5. Th e obJect siGhted b did not c orte i~to close pr!>::imity or contact with the earth daring the obaervaticn. o. QbJect diC. not approach RDY other aircraft dur:.4 : t h e observed fliE)lt and ther4!fore no checks we:-e m.M.e for poseible r3dio a ctivity. A photostat of the as inclosure fl. 8. Si&ned atatem4!nt terre.in in Hhich the object H<:. c observed 1!\ is attached as iDtloaure i2. 9 1:o radio aLtenr~ or proj~ctic!ls could be obsf'rvcd o:;':'~NcL,..'sSlfi~ Incloaures& 1. Fnotcstat of the ! e r rain. ?. Str.tei.ilent o De.via-!.onthn1: A?B. TOR TOL.L&TA rw1T5. UNCLASSlf\ED